Films from the 2000s

Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio established the architectural firm of Diller + Scofidio in the late ’70s. For fifteen years they focused on performance; collaborations with choreographers, writers and directors; and architectural projects realized in an art world setting. Considered among the most intellectually unique architectural teams working today, their media-based work expands the conventional boundaries of architecture. Determined to widen the realm of architectural creation, Diller and Scofidio produce groundbreaking, original work that holds a mirror up to the society that consumes it. In Aberrant Architectures? Diller + Scofidio at the Whitney Museum the team walks us through their mid-career retrospective, presenting a variety of pieces and providing insight into their design process.

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Architecture Films by Michael Blackwood Productions

While guiding us through her retrospective exhibition “Zaha Hadid Has Arrived”, the renowned architect recalls her career from its beginning, discussing her education, inspiration and technique. The exhibition, located at The MAK in Vienna, features a new sculpture from Hadid entitled “Ice Storm” that serves as the centerpiece of the show and captures her sleek signature. From her famed Bergisel Ski Jump to Rome’s Museum of Contemporary Art, Hadid’s architectural resume shines in its diversity and exploration. A Day with Zaha Hadid reviews Hadid’s work of the last decade and celebrates her perpetually modern and daring designs.

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Architecture Films by Michael Blackwood Productions

With the participation of: Vito Acconci, Asymptote (Hani Rashid), Mel Chin, Della Valle + Bernheimer Design, Field Operations (Stan Allen/James Corner), Hugh Hardy, Hariri + Hariri, Craig Hodgetts, Steven Holl, Kennedy + Violich, LOT/EK (Giuseppe Lignani/AdaTolla), Office dA (Nader Tehrani/Monica Ponce de Leon), RoTo Architects (Michael Rotondi), SITE (James Wines/Denise Lee), Tod Williams/Billie Tsien and Max Protetch.

After September 11th: Reimagining Manhattan’s Downtown follows twenty of the fifty architects invited, by the Max Protetch Gallery, to submit their proposals for a new World Trade Center and memorial. Showcased in an exhibition entitled “A New World Trade Center: Design Proposals” the ideas opened up a communal dialogue and allowed the city to imagine a future in a moment when moving forward seemed impossible. Architects such as Billie Tsien, Hugh Hardy and Monica Ponce de Leon reveal their views on design, the urbanism of downtown Manhattan and the political fallout following September 11th.

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Architecture Films by Michael Blackwood Productions

With the participation of Glenn Lowry, Agnes Gund, Philip Johnson, William Rubin, Kirk Varnedoe, John Elderfield, Peter Galassi, Rob Storr and others. Narration by Martin Filler

Art in Our Time: Toward a new MoMA features a cycle of ‘end of century’ exhibitions, cumulatively titled ‘MoMA 2000’, which aim to present the museum’s rich collection in a brand new way. Instead of MoMA’s famously traditional chronological installation, oriented heavily towards the ‘ School of Paris ‘, the curators assembled works by themes which offered the public a new approach to the understanding of the art of our time. One aspect of this different approach was to experiment with finding new ways for MoMA to connect more decisively with the art of the present, as the term ‘modern’ can be construed as the art of the first half of the last century. By masterfully juxtaposing art of the past with art of the present, MoMA has encouraged it’s visitors to observe, contemplate and process iconic pieces spanning the last century.

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Art Films by Michael Blackwood Productions